Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-05-21

ten acres.
Prairie chickens are quite numerous
more SO than they have been other years
this early in the season. This should be
a sign of the increase of the crops in 6
country.
An Ellis sewing machine agent was In
our town on Tuesday. The object of his
trip was to sell sewing machine. He
has sold one, and, of course, would like
to sell another.
We have examined some peach blooms,
and find the peaches are forming in them.
A good show for peaches. There is also
a show for gooseberries, Judging from the
appearance of the bushes.
Robert Ranalds, the young man who
has been working for Mr.. Eklund, spent
a few days with his parents in Russell.
He returned to Ogallah on Saturday
moons train. The young man is surely
welcome in this neighborhood.
Mr.. Knapp, of Big creek, is doing all
he can for the good cause. He has
preached at the Marks school house the
last two Sundays now, and says he will
keep on if they want him to. They sure
ly will not decline the opportunity.
There was preaching at the Ogallah
school house last Sunday, Rev. Walker
being present. His text was taken from
Hebrews XI, Oath verse. Through a
misunderstanding, we announced last
week that Rev. Jones would be present.
M. D. Benson tells us he is going to
start for New York some time this week.
Nina, as we call him, is good boy, and
the people of this community regret very
much to see him leave, and will wait for
speedy return. Mr.. Benson says his
fathers ill health is the cause of his
homeward trip.
According to previous notice, few of
the former Ogallah base ball players
came together Saturday afternoon to
but owing to the small number
which was present, the boys played
awhile and went home, leaving the organ
ling for next Saturday.
Mr.. James Harvey is blowing sod on
The Saline river, ten miles northeast of
Ogallah. Mr.. Morgan, Wa-Keeney
and agent, owns the land and is having
he work done. We understand Mr..
Morgan is having one hundred acres
broken on his land up there.
Through the kindness of Miss Marshall,
he obiging railroad agent of Ogallah,
We have the following: The freight, ex-
press and ticket receipts at Ogallah for
he past month were $3.50. This, of
curse, will not compare with places that
re much larger than this, but it does
eem to be a very good amount fer as
mall a place as Ogallah, which is just
tarting boom.
There was law suit last week, three
niles east of Ogallah. The case was
iousman, plaintiff, VS.. Click and Fiddler.
The defendants were charged with having
set the prairie on fire. The
ury, after having been out from five
'clock in the evening until five in the
norning, agreed to disagree. Mr.. w. s.
Knapp was subpenied as juryman, but
vas excused on account of his wife being |
lex.
Last Saturday night the people Of this
art were most pleasantly surprised by
be visitation of a Kansas rain. It was
s heavy rain as we have witnessed for
ONE time past, and just in the midst of
heir rejoicing, on Sunday evening as
1uch more rain fell. People living north
asst of Ogallah thought they had never
cen harder rain. No man is able to
stimate the value of these rains to west
m Kansas. People are going on with
uSlE WOGh Will CllGoElUl 1lSuG
carts, for they say we are going to have
God crops.
OUR FORESTRY STATION.
Through the kindness of Mr.. Mapes,
re are enabled to give you the following,
7hich is the amount of ground planted to
iferent kinds of trees: Honey locust,
ne acre; black locust, four and one-half |
cres; cottonwood, one acre; box elder,
wo acres; catalpa, one and three-fourths !
cres; mulberry, two acres. He also in
orms us that they will finish planting |
hese kinds Thursday, and will then be-
in to plant soft maple and elm, and that |
together they have % acres under Gull !
ivation, and intend to have fifty acres of |
cd broken. They have the eighty acres |
Or forestry fenced separately, and also
he eighty for pasture. The barn and
Windmill are completed. A garden is
tarted. They have out also one hundred